Posts tagged Tracking
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Does an “equal” education promote inequality?
Could it be that preparing all children for college, as most schools do today, is worse for most students than a non-academic, practical life skills education? Academics may want to consult deceased rapper Tupac Shakur, who felt traditional education failed him. Academics have long debated whether kids are best served by “educational equality,” in which everyone’s… Keep reading…
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“Tracking” is unpopular, but is it good for our children?
Should schools sort children into “tracks” based on their abilities? This debate has gone on since the 1950s. It’s a simple idea. Most schools have several classrooms for any given class or subject. Children are starting in different places and learn at different speeds. Instead of teaching them all at once pace, which can be too fast for some and too slow for… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: No tuition for you!
Sequester interrupts 1,300 students’ tuition; One for PG takeover; Milloy endorses Henderson’s plan; Minorities are not becoming teachers; Are Gifted & Talented programs racist?; Other Washington gets probed; Are AP/IB classes harmful?; Bill Maher spars with Michelle Rhee. Keep reading…